Eddie Locke vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Eddie Locke
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eddie Locke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.02 and 1.438 for Eddie Locke. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Locke and Ted Wilks

Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
8.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
39.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
34.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Eddie Locke and Ted Wilks

Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Locke and Ted Wilks

Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
29
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
568.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
45.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
165.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
49.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA